Guide Knowledge Flashcards
(14 cards)
Maine island trail
A 375 mile waterway length of main coast connect more than 250 islands
What year did licensing Maine guides start?
1897
What year was standard testing established for maine guides?
1975
Every trip with a registered Maine guide should be
Quality, safe, and legal
Bracing stroke
Paddle strokes, providing stability against capsizing
Force/current
Can be used for turning
Pearling
Burying the nose of your boat in the water
To avoid lean back to lift the bow
Weathercock
Bow tends to swing into when causing the paddler to make turning correction strokes on up wind side
Gunter’s chain
Search/rescue technique for determining a tracking distance in the field
Chain = 66ft in length
80 chains = 1mile
What is the sound signal for a vessel underway in fog?
One long blast 6 to 7 seconds every two minutes
What is an objective hazard?
Danger that exists in nature, independent of anything you do for example, poor weather, swift, rivers, rock, Falls, avalanche, etc.
What percent of drowning victims are not wearing a PFD?
90%
What are the different types of distress signals
Dye markers
Smoke signals
Red flares
Continuing sound
EPIRB
VHF Call
Moving arms over head
Why would a guide tow a client?
Too far away from destination or wrong conditions
Paddler slowing the group beyond safety
Sickness or injury 
What are the different types of tows?
Stabilization tow
Contact tow
Husky tow
In line tow
